Where does “periodisk” come from?
periodisk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek περιοδικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
periodisk (Norwegian Bokmål): periodic
Definitions
- periodic
Ancestry of “periodisk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | περιοδικός | acquired in one's travels; periodic, recurrent... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |